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Coda Automotive announces first sale of the company's electric car to a fleet owner, fulfilling a long-term goal in the area of fleet sales, which the company points out accounts for 22 percent of auto sales in the US.

The folks at Microsoft have just unveiled the first screenshot and an look at the cover of the upcoming driving game Forza Horizon – showing that the 2013 SRT Viper in action in the game while also appearing on the cover of the new game in bright yellow with black stripes.

The 2013 Ford C-Max is a roomy 5-passenger, 5-door “hybrid utility vehicle” set to take on the likes of the Toyota Prius V head on and starting today, Ford dealerships around the United States are officially taking orders for the C-Max – introducing America to Ford’s first all-hybrid model.

FedEx Express has nearly reached its 2020 fuel efficiency goal in 2012, eight years early, through an aggressive program of buying all kinds of fuel efficient delivery vans, including a large fleet of all-electric step vans.

While there is no doubt that the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is far more than just a drag car, General Motors is aware that there will be plenty of ZL1 owners who frequent the drag strip and after running in the 11s with a stock 2012 Camaro ZL1, Livernois Motorsports has laid claim as the first people to put the ZL1 into the 9 second quarter mile range.

General Motors will start a second shift in July at the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant to prepare for the increased production of the sporty new 2013 Cadillac ATS – with 600 jobs being added in Michigan to build the new compact Caddy sedan.

Last year a combination of economic recession and the Japanese tsunami caused Toyota to lose its position as the world's largest auto manufacturer by volume, with General Motors taking its place. Now Toyota has taken that title back.

BMW issued a statement this morning announced the vehicle slated as the “new top performance model 1 Series for 2013” in the form of the new BMW 135is – a compact 2-door coupe and sedan packing more power and enhanced performance measures compared to the 2013 BMW 135i.